The Best of NPR Books for December 29, 2016

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This week: Still bewildered by the 2016 election? Several authors prescribe fiction for better understanding. We get some global perspective with the year's best literature in translation, and look at the rise of book subscription boxes. Plus, Jim Jarmusch's Paterson is a love letter to poetry -- and our critic grapples with a new collection of comics in response to the Pulse nightclub shootings.  We'll be off next week -- see you in the new year, and here's hoping it's a good one. Book News & Features Still Puzzled By The Election? Authors Prescribe Fiction For Better Understanding "There is no better way to see through somebody else's eyes than by reading fiction," says novelist Jennifer Haigh. Read this story Monkey See 'Love Is Love' Comics Anthology Offers Raw Expressions of Grief, Rage — And Defiance The comics industry has come together to produce an anthology of stories, memoir, and stand-alone imagery reacting to this summer's mass shooting at an Orlando gay club. Read this story Book News & Features Get A Global Perspective With 5 Of The Year's Best Books In Translation Small publishers and big indie powerhouses alike showcased international voices this year — we pick out a few of our favorites, from a bitter marriage drama to the memoirs of a polar bear family. Read this story NPR Ed You've Got Mail: Book Boxes Offer Novels And Novelty Items It's OK if you haven't heard of book box subscriptions. These relatively new services, available in all kinds of genres, deliver curated selections of books and extras to subscribers every month. Read this story Movie Interviews 'Paterson': A Love Poem To Poetry, From Director Jim Jarmusch Paterson's main character is a bus driver who writes poetry on his lunch breaks. It was inspired, in part, by an epic William Carlos Williams poem. Read this story

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